American Stories: A History of the United States, Volume 2, CourseSmart eTextbook, 2nd Edition

Description

For an undergraduate introductory level survey of United States history.

Crafted for student success.

American Stories concentrates on the topics most commonly taught in an American history survey course, with a focus on the major themes and the connections between them. A unique pedagogical program developed and implemented by instructional designers provides a consistent structure for students as the story of American history unfolds.

Table of Contents

Maps, Figures, and Tables

A Note to My Fellow Teachers

A Personal Welcome to Students

Acknowledgments

Supplements

About the Authors

CHAPTER 16: THE AGONY OF RECONSTRUCTION, 1863-1877.

Robert Smalls and Black Politicians During Reconstruction.

The President versus Congress.

Reconstructing Southern Society.

Retreat from Reconstruction.

Reunion and the New South.

Conclusion: Henry McNeal Turner and the “Unfinished Revolution.”

CHAPTER 17: THE WEST: EXPLOITING AN EMPIRE, 1849-1902.

Lean Bear's Changing West.

Beyond the Frontier.

Crushing the Native Americans.

Settlement of the West.

The Bonanza West.

Conclusion: The Meaning of the West.

CHAPTER 18: THE INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY, 1850-1901.

A Machine Culture.

Industrial Development.

An Empire on Rails.

An Industrial Empire.

The Sellers.

The Wage Earners.

Culture of Work.

Conclusion: Industrialization's Benefits and Costs.

CHAPTER 19: TOWARD AN URBAN SOCIETY, 1877-1900.

The Overcrowded City.

The Lure of the City.

Social and Cultural Change, 1877-1900.

The Spread of Jim Crow

The Stirrings of Reform.

Conclusion: The Pluralistic Society.

CHAPTER 20: POLITICAL REALIGNMENTS, 1876-1901.

Hardship and Heartache.

Politics of Stalemate.

Republicans in Power: The Billion-Dollar Congress.

The Rise of the Populist Movement.

The Crisis of the Depression.

Changing Attitudes.

The Presidential Election of 1896.

The McKinley Administration.

Conclusion: A Decade's Dramatic Changes.

CHAPTER 21: TOWARD EMPIRE, 1865-1902.

Roosevelt and the Rough Riders.

America Looks Outward.

War with Spain.

Acquisition of Empire.

Conclusion: Outcome of the War with Spain.

CHAPTER 22: THE PROGRESSIVE ERA, 1895-1917.

Muckrakers Call for Reform.

The Changing Face of Industrialism.

Society's Masses.

Conflict in the Workplace.

A New Urban Culture.

Conclusion: A Ferment of Discovery and Reform.

CHAPTER 23: FROM ROOSEVELT TO WILSON IN THE AGE OF PROGRESSIVISM, 1900-1920.